Discussion Checkmate Analogy

[zherhk]

''Checkmate is a situation in which the King of the players is placed under direct attack and has no way to shelter himself with other pieces or move in a free box from the threat of imminent defeat. Giving checkmate is the primary objective of the game of chess and the game ends with the victory of the player who managed to put in this condition the opposing king. In practice however the experienced player abandons the game before being actually in the checkmate condition. It is indeed considered discourteous to continue to play in a completely hopeless situation.''

I think this analogy is very accurate, unfortunately. Checkmate is the situation in which you realise you are out of moves, you played your game at your best and you tried to save it everytime in every possible way.
With this in mind, in the world of possibilities, and things under your control, if you still could make some more moves, 'chess pieces' to sacrifice to win, keep playing.
To me that's the threshold.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

That's a very well observed analogy. It's based on pure logic. The chess player concedes because it is the only logical choice.

The losing player however, doesn't fight on to the end out of sheer bloody mindedness or emotion or because they are afraid to lose.

 

[Blutsager]

Indeed, and life is a million times more complex than Chess: one could say life is like chess but wit ha billion pieces on the board. As a result, unlike a master Chess player can look at a board and understand when he is out of moves, we may think there is a checkmate on scene, when in fact, there are still moves to make.

This is why, before fully committing to CTB, you must take your time to consider your situation. To look at the board, and take as much time as it is needed to fully appreciate all and each piece present there, until you have exhausted all other options.

Or perhaps, the only one exhausted here is yourself. You have lived your entire life playing like this. Every turn, has been with life saying "check" at you. With you struggling to find what piece to move to get out of the situation. And each moment of relief you feel when you are able to make a move to protect your king, last only a few brief moments before life once again says, in the darkest of voices back to you, "Check". You have played, turn after turn after turn, holding back that checkmate. And you may look at the board, perhaps too tired to scan the horizon and find what move to make to break out of this check, or perhaps not... perhaps you see what move you could make, you know you could break out of it... but you don't want anymore... too many turns... to many "Checks"...

It is okay, my friends. Perhaps you are on a true checkmate. Or perhaps you just don't want to play anymore. In here, whatever the scenario may be, may you decide to stay with us and play one more turn, or that it is time to stand up from this table and leave, we support you. And love you.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

Indeed, and life is a million times more complex than Chess: one could say life is like chess but wit ha billion pieces on the board. As a result, unlike a master Chess player can look at a board and understand when he is out of moves, we may think there is a checkmate on scene, when in fact, there are still moves to make.

This is why, before fully committing to CTB, you must take your time to consider your situation. To look at the board, and take as much time as it is needed to fully appreciate all and each piece present there, until you have exhausted all other options.

Or perhaps, the only one exhausted here is yourself. You have lived your entire life playing like this. Every turn, has been with life saying "check" at you. With you struggling to find what piece to move to get out of the situation. And each moment of relief you feel when you are able to make a move to protect your king, last only a few brief moments before life once again says, in the darkest of voices back to you, "Check". You have played, turn after turn after turn, holding back that checkmate. And you may look at the board, perhaps too tired to scan the horizon and find what move to make to break out of this check, or perhaps not... perhaps you see what move you could make, you know you could break out of it... but you don't want anymore... too many turns... to many "Checks"...

It is okay, my friends. Perhaps you are on a true checkmate. Or perhaps you just don't want to play anymore. In here, whatever the scenario may be, may you decide to stay with us and play one more turn, or that it is time to stand up from this table and leave, we support you. And love you.

Good point. We don't even know the rules of the game.

 

[calendulo]

I do not see any analogy on there.
Checkmate is...................checkmate. It is the logical end of a game, or better yet....of a war.
It is the total humiliation.
I do not see analogy among humiliation and suicide.

 

[one4all]

I see the analogy of one wins and one loses. I think the OPs words "in the world of possibilities, and things under your control, if you still could make some more moves " has some bearing though.